Krona Damnaz
"Forget not they who have wronged our clan. Forget not what we have lost. Forget not what we have suffered. Forget not what we have sacrificed. The memories of the dwarves must be long, if it is not answered the past will remind you."
~Opening page of the Krona Damnaz, translated
History
According to legend, this tradition started with the first dwarf king, Dom. Every king of every dwarven kingdom in memory has maintained a Book of Grudges, to remind himself and to remind his people of the wrongs done to them.
The Krona Damnaz in Karakadaw is one of the youngest in existence, but it not the thinnest.
Execution
Every day before the final meal, a scribe reads the title of every entry in the book. This can take more than an hour depending on how theatrical the scribe wants to be. The Thrummaz is expected to have memorized the entire book, and can be asked about any entry in depth at a moment's notice.
Making a new entry is an elaborate ceremony that outside observers generally regard as 'terrifying.' Once the materials are gathered, the king calls the court to convene and witness the entry, shouting every word as written in a chant echoed word for word by the gathered nobles. Emotions run high during the ceremony, and if the subject of the entry happens to be within reach a spontaneous mob or posse may form to go right the wrong.
Closing an entry once the wrong has been avenged is a similar ceremony, a call for a city wide feast and parade. After a full day of celebrations, the king gathers the court again and reads the entry. He asks those gathered if the wrong has been avenged, and then strikes the page with one long diagonal line of wyvern-venom ink.
Components and tools
Adding an entry in the Krona Damnaz requires a special vellum made from wyvern wings, and it is inked in their venom. By tradition, these items must be collected fresh, with the hunt ordered for the purpose.
Participants
The Thrummaz is the master of the book, and has a small cloister of scribes that do the curating and read from the book at dinner.
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